My ex mother-in-law used to tell me crab soup would sour if you made it during a storm,I never did believe her, Until I saw it first hand.I went to her house for dinner one night,this is all true! We were going to have crab soup.no kidding right?lol when i arrived the soup smelled great.You know i had to taste it as soon as i went through the door.yummy! with in half an hour from when i tasted it.A storm rolled in.The mother in law got upset and said there goes my soup.My hand to god when I went to taste that soup it smelled sp bad i didn't want any of it. The mother in law says this only happens if you add corn or cabbage,Believe it or not
2006-10-29 02:13:50 · 9 answers · asked by Robert S 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Sorry , but I dont believe. I cook all the time.
2006-10-29 02:16:39 · answer #1 · answered by Thumper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did your mother-in-law use an electric stove, or a gas stove? I mean, it's POSSIBLE that a storm could cause an interruption in the electricity, which might allow the soup to cool off...which might lead to spoilage. But it would take at least a few hours for perfectly good soup to spoil, so this idea seems "iffy". And if she used a gas stove, it would be unaffected by the weather!
I can see how adding cabbage to soup (or to anything) might add an unpleasant smell, but that would happen (almost) as soon as the cabbage was added. I like cabbage myself, but I avoid cooking it at home because it stinks up the whole house.
2006-10-29 02:27:15 · answer #2 · answered by jvsconsulting 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My ex Mother-in-Law always told me a thunderstorm will turn crab soup sour. The only way it would not is if you didn't put corn in it. I never believed this and said some things (behind her back of course) Last summer it happened to me. I swore she put a curse on me. It was in the refrigerator and I when I took it out it was almost like a foam on top and it tasted so sour. I couldn't believe it. I finally saw it with my own eyes. So my answer is Yes, it can defiantly ruin your soup.
2016-09-29 03:18:28 · answer #3 · answered by Sandy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No wonder it smelled bad. Who would ever think of putting cabbage in that soup, or any seafood soup for that matter? What a good way to ruin a perfectly good crab.
2006-10-29 02:21:02 · answer #4 · answered by custers_nemesis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Power of suggestion is awful strong.
Don't you think she could have INTENTIONALLY altered the soup so that she would be "right."
Wow, that is gullible, why don't you try making your own soup during a storm and see what happens. Of course to be true to the experiment you will need to make a batch while it is not storming for comparison.
So, do you still believe you will go blind and grow hair on your palms too?
2006-10-29 02:22:43 · answer #5 · answered by Gem 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fascinating. I have never heard of this. I make crab stock and chowder all the time in the winter when it rains. But I never add corn or cabbage. I dunno. That's a new one for me!
2006-10-29 02:20:37 · answer #6 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be aware the moon and the stars too!. And I am not kidding.
2006-10-29 02:19:13 · answer #7 · answered by El calvito 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard of that. Interesting
2006-10-29 02:18:26 · answer #8 · answered by breitlastmouse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
o yea its true its an age old egyption folklore.
2006-10-29 02:26:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋